The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-01-15
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Fifteenth Regular Ses.
sion.
COUNCIL.

sion.
COUNCIL.
On Monday the members of the terri
torial council assembled at Milton hall
Helena, and promptly at 12 o'clock Sec
retary Webb called the council to order
and appointed j. X. Pardee to act as clerk
A call of the roll showed the following
members present: G. L. Batchelder
Beaverhead; T. E. Collins, Choteau: J. j
Thompson, Custer; j. X. Pardee, Deer
Lodge; S. L. Holiday, Gallatin; W. B
Hundley, Lewis and Clarke; r. @. Hlck-
man, Madison; Will Kennedy, Missoula
j. E. Richards, Silver Bow; E. C. Waters,
Yellowstone and Dawson. Messrs. Collins
and Hundley were found to he without
their certificates of election and shor!
recess was taken to allow them to procure
the missing documents. Upon reassem-
bling Judge J. W. McLeary, of the su-
preme bench. administered the oath of
Office to the members, who then subscrib-
cd their names to the oath. Those absent
from the ceremony were W. II. Suthcrlip,
of Meagher and Fergus, and Ed. Cardwell
of Jefferson. The permanent organization
was then perfected by the election of the
republican caucus nominees, as follows
President, Hon. r. O. Hickman of Madi-
son; chief clerk, r. L. Davis of Deer
Lodge; enrolling and engrossing clerk, H.
D. Arkwright, Glendive; scrgeant-at-arm
Matt Mcguire, Bozeman; page, George
w. Faust, Helena; watchman, B. F. Hoop
er, Helena; chaplain, Rev. r. E. Smith,
Helena. The officers elected were then
called to the bar and sworn to perform
their respective duties, the oath being ad-
ministercd by Hon. Cornelius Hedges
On motion of Kennedy the rules of the
last council were adopted for the tempo
rary government of the session. A COM
mittee of three was then appointed, on
motion OF Kennedy, to draft rules for the
government of the council and to act as
a Joint committee with a like committee
from the house to draft rules The
president appointed Messrs. Waters, Col
lins and Holiday as such committee.
Kennedy moved that committee of two
be appointed to wait upon the house and
inform it that the council had organized,
and the said committee to act in conjunc-
tion with a similar one from the house to
inform the governor that the fifteenth
regular legislative assembly was duly Or
ganized and ready for the transaction Of
business. The motion carried and Messrs.
Kennedy and Hundly were appointed.
The council then adjourned until Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
TUESDAY, 11TH.-The council met at
10 o'clock. Hon. Ed. Cardwell, OF Jeffer-
son, and Hon. W. H. Sutherlin, of Meagher
who were absent at the organization
of the body, took the oath of office be-
fore Judge McLeary during the recess.
No business of importance was transacted,
and an adjournment was taken to We'd
nesday morning.
WEDNESDAY, 12TH.-After the conclu-
sion of routine business in the morning
President Hickman announced the follow
ing standing committees: Ways and
mcans-Pardee, Waters, Collins. Judi
ciary-Collins, Holiday, Richards. In
ternal improvemepts-Wa Waters, Thompson,
Batchelder Federal relations -Hundley,
Holiday, Cardwell. Education and labor
Richards, Kennedy, Sutherlin. Towns
and counties Cardwell, Thompson, Holll-
day. Public lands-Batchelder, Suther
lin, Holiday. interpretations Richards,
Collins, Kennedy. Agriculture and man
ufactures- -Cardweli, Holiday, Batchel;
der. Elections Waters. Richards, Col
Inns Indian affairs-Thompson, Batch
elder, Sutherlin. Mines and minerals
Pardee, Richards, Hundley. Immigra-
ton - Thompson, Sutherlin, Pardee.
Roads and Highways Holiday, Thomp-
son, Hundley. Military-Kennedy, Wa
tiers, Thompson. Engrossment- Holiday:
Pardee, Hundley. Enrolment Kennedy,
Walters, Collins. Printing-Sutherlin,
Kennedy, Pardee. Grazing and Stock
raising-Hundley, Thompson, Batchelder.
Councilman Kennedy gave notice that he
would introduce bill to amend the cleo
ton law. At II o'clock Governor Haus-
er's private secretary, Mr.. Barbour, hand
in the executive message and it was read
by the clerk. 1t was referred to the COM
mlttee on printing and made special Or
der for Thursday morning. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, 12TH.--The mileage com
mittee made its report and was discharged.
Kennedy introduced his bill for the
amendment of the election law, which
was read and referred to the printing COM
mittee. The governors message was re-
terred by sections to the appropriate COM
mittees. On motion of Collins the coun-
Gil resolved to employ three additional